Hold My Purse with Rho featuring Aria
This show is all about unapologetically putting yourself first and embracing self-love with courage and confidence. Hosted by Rhonda Nelson (aka Rho), Hold My Purse is your space to prioritize YOU, take back your life, and own your journey without guilt or hesitation.
Just like trusting someone to hold your purse, self-care is your partner in power, giving you the strength to conquer life’s challenges like a boss. But this isn’t about clichés or surface-level fixes—Rho dives deep into how self-care ignites self-awareness, builds unshakable boundaries, and empowers you to reclaim your worth and live authentically.
Life is about sharing experiences, finding connection, and learning from one another. Through raw stories, expert insights, and unfiltered conversations, Rho becomes your no-nonsense guide to personal growth and transformation. And with the joyful perspective of her 7-year-old granddaughter, Aria, you’ll be reminded to savor life’s simple, meaningful moments.
It’s time to reclaim your time, your energy, and your peace. Tune in to Hold My Purse and join the movement that’s redefining self-care as the ultimate act of badassery. You’ve got this, and Rho’s got your back. Let’s get this party started!
Hold My Purse with Rho featuring Aria
Charlene Modeste shares her honest journey on living with fibroids.
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What happens when your body tells a story the world keeps getting wrong?
Charlene Modeste has fibroids. And for years, she watched herself expand while the medical system looked the other way — no insurance, no access, no options. Strangers assumed she was pregnant. Doctors pushed a hysterectomy. And through all of it, she kept advocating for herself when nobody else would.
In this episode, Charlene sits down with Rho to talk about what it really feels like to live in a body that gets misread every single day. The heavy bleeding that flattened her for days at a time. The surgical removal that didn't stick. The alternative remedies she tried out of pure necessity. And the moment she stumbled across research that changed everything — and sent her to Northern California chasing plant medicine and a way out that didn't involve losing her uterus.
She also gets into apoptosis — the biological process where mutated cells essentially check themselves out of the body. And how cannabis triggered exactly that for her tumors.
But here's the thing. This episode isn't heavy. Charlene is hilarious. She's warm. And she's turned this whole wild journey into a one-woman show called She's About to Pop: An Immaculate Misconception — because if you can't laugh at the woman who grabbed your fibroid belly at a barbecue and said "five boys, you poor thing" — what are you even doing?
This one is for every woman who has been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told to just push through the pain.
You are not alone. And you are allowed to heal on your own terms.
In this episode we cover:
- What fibroids actually are and why 80% of women will have them by 50
- The difference between a myomectomy and a hysterectomy — and why it matters
- Why Charlene said no to surgery and what she did instead
- Cannabis, apoptosis, and shrinking tumors with plant medicine
- Living in a body the world keeps misreading
- Advocating for yourself when doctors aren't listening
- How a painful private journey became a public one-woman show
Connect with Charlene Modeste:
Website: charlenemoedste.com
Instagram: @charlenemodeste
She's About to Pop: An Immaculate Misconception
July 11th | Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center | Leimert Park, Los Angeles
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